Like all of the big three, a good range of early-price races are chalked up every day but it is the extended range of ante-post books that provides the most unique attraction, both in terms of pricing-up Saturday feature events early in the week and long-term opportunities.
Recent examples include pricing-up every race at the Cheltenham Festival, where players were offered the additional opportunity to ask for a quote about a runner in any of the 20 contests at Prestbury Park if none was already available, and early markets on all of the Breeders' Cup races.
With Cheltenham's increasing dominance of the National Hunt season, the opportunity to take early interests in runners at the three-day festival is a big draw for racing bettors, particularly as, to date, the firm's major rivals have yet to follow suit.
No worries on the audio front, with news and previews, early greyhounds and a comprehensive afternoon service available along with an archive of the last three day's commentaries and live dog racing webcasts from Hove, Romford, Sunderland and Walthamstow.
Although, like must companies, Coral does not tend to advertise free-bet offers on the front of the site, although the firm does offer new-user promotions which can be found with a brief scout on the web. £10 matched deposits are available at the time of writing.
Other offers usually coincide with major events and, as ever, the matched stake is non-refundable.
One final point is worth making, as on-line gaming has grown over the years there have been concerns regarding internet security, access to customer details and safety of deposited funds.
Although the situation largely looks to have leveled out on this front, there is no doubt that there is an added reassurance, particularly where big payouts are concerned, when betting with one of the bigger firms such as this.
To be fair you would expect any member of the big three to advertise their wares in good style on the internet and with Coral this is certainly the case, a well thought out site with good coverage of the essentials and an extended range of ante-post opportunities.